Genetic diversity in Brassica napus and association studies with seed glucosinolate content [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Maen K. A. Hasan

Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Research Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Department of Plant Breeding Head: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Friedt Genetic diversity in Brassica napus and association studies with seed glucosinolate content Dissertation Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Agricultural Science Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Submitted by Maen K. A. Hasan from Amman, Jordan Giessen, 2008 This thesis was accepted as a doctoral dissertation in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Agricultural Science by Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Date of defence: July 02, 2008 Chairman of the examination committee: Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Friedt Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Köhler Examiner: Prof. Dr. Sylvia Schnell Examiner: Prof. Dr. Andreas Vilcinskas gÉ `ç ctÜxÇàá ã|à{ _Éäx TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1 1.1 Rapeseed 1 1.2 Genetic diversity in crop plants .................. 2 1.2.